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> Calling the other side "murderers" goes beyond "stating a legitimate political or moral view". Can you explain your reasoning for this? More specifically, i
by vinay427 6y ago
> Calling the other side "murderers" goes beyond "stating a legitimate political or moral view".
Can you explain your reasoning for this?
More specifically, if one only considers certain types of X to qualify as X, does calling someone X if they perform an action not universally considered to be X go beyond "a legitimate political or moral view?"
- gruez 6y agoIt's not so much their view is illegitimate, it's that it's possible to state their moral/political view without alienating the other side. "We shouldn't slaughter animals because they're living beings too" gets the same point across without accusing the other side of being heinous criminals. It's not as provocative as "meat is murder", but I doubt many meat eaters are going to do a 180 because someone called them a murderer.